Question

Draw the structures for Bromopentane*

Draw the structures for the following compound.

Bromopentane

Answer 1

There are many structural isomers possible for bromopentane. Among them, the structures of three isomers are given:

1)

\[\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2Br}\]

2) 

\begin{array}{cc}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - C - C - C - C - Br}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
\end{array}

3) 

\begin{array}{cc}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - C - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{Br}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
\end{array}

4)

\begin{array}{cc}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - C - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{Br}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
\end{array}